Indicator



Aug- 19, 1930- R. H. DES cHAMrs 1,773,222

INDICATOR Filed OCT.. v26I 1929 Patented Aug. 19, 1930 UNITED STATESRICHARD HUBERT nEs CHAMPS, or MONTREAL, QUEBEC, `cANAnA n INDICATORApplication filed October 26, 1929, Serial No.

My invention relates to an indicator.

An object of this invention is to provide a Very useful device that willbe a great con- Venience and time-saver to housewives and milkmen, andeasy and cheap of manufacture.

Another object is to provide a very eRective advertising medium.

Another object is to so design such an indicator that it will provide alarge eifective space for tabulated items, given a device of certainmaximum dimensions, and which can be made applicable to differentrequirements; and generally, the objects of my invention, are to improveon known indicating devices.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front view of an indicator made in accordance with myinvention;

Figure 2 is a rear view of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a section on line 3 3 in Figure 1; n

Figure 4 1s a section on line air-4; in Figure 3.

Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the variousfigures.

Referring by numerals to the drawings, and particularly to Figure 1, theindicator consists essentially of a main member 10, preferably flat andshaped to represent a. bottle or other object, and of one or morepointer members 13 and 13A mounted to slide over the member on which areprinted a list or table of items.

As shown, the tabulated items are printed or painted crosswise on oneface of the indicator and relate to such products as are usuallysupplied by the milkman; other words may be used, such as Come inr orRing the bell, etc., according as required. This indicator, whileprimarily useful as a milk and cream indicator, may also be adapted toother uses.

This indicator member 10 may be made of any suitable material, such aswood or cardboard, and may be hung from a door knob or from the neck ofa milk bottle, by providing a looped string 12 passed through a hole 11in the top of the indicator. The member 10 is formed with two parallellongitudinal edges to` slidably receive pointer 402,76,and in CanadaSeptember 18, 1929.

members 13 and 13A, the edges being preferablycovered with U-shapedmetal runners 16 when the main member 10 is made of a soft substancesuch as cardboard. Such runners will act not only as tracks for thepointers but will also serve to stifen the de- Vice and prevent it frombuckling or bendinga The pointers, of which two are shown, and thenumber of which may be one only, or more than two, according toexigencies, are turned rearwardly and inwardly at the ends (see Figure3) to form lugs 15 engaging the edges and rear face of the indicator, ormore particularlf of the runners 16, when such are used; t us, thepointer members are held on the runners by friction and can be made toslide up and down to their desired'or see lected indicating positions.For instance, referring to Figure 1, the pointer 13 is shown in aposition to indicate that 1 quart of milk is required, whereas thepointer 13A is in a neutral position.

The pointers are preferably formed with a centrally-located Vfinger tabor ledge 19, (see particularly Figures 3 and 4) whereby to facilitatethe sliding of the pointers from one position to another.

A ticket holder 17, made of some suit-able substance such as leather,may be provided shown clear of the pointers and fastened to the member10 as with metal staples 18.

The rear face of the device may be utilized for advertising purposes, asshown in Figure 2, or it may be used for printin the same items but inanother language, as Vmppee; on the front face, in which case thepointers would take the form of flat closed loops by eritending the lugs15 until they meetc It will be noted that as the pointers are mounted toslide up and down over the tabuy lated items, a number of such pointersmay be used without one interfering with the other and a maximum eectivedisplay space thus obtained.

It is to be understood that the device may be varied in form but I wishto secure all such forms or modifications as fall wit-hin the scope andspirit of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1, An indicator comprising a main member having parallel longitudinaledges and adapted to have tabulated items arranged crosswise thereon,runners secured over the parallel edges of said main member, and across- 5 wise pointer member slidably mounted on said runners andfriction-held thereon in selective itions.

2. n an indicator, a main member having Earallel longitudinal edges andadapted to lo ave tabulated items arranged crosswise thereon, and acrosswise pointer member having the ends turned rearwardly and inwardlyto slidably and frictionally engage said edges and a portion of the rearof said member. l5 Signed at the city of Montreal, this 11th da? ofOctober, 1929. R CHARD HUBERT DES CHAMPS.

